WILLIAM KITCHEN wrote in a message to MIKE ROSS:

WK> Of course, NiMH's are much better still. AA's I've seen range from
WK> 1300mAH  to 2200mAH with most common ones of recent manufacture
WK> falling in the 1800  to 1950 range. The 2000+ ones can be
WK> significantly more costly. AAA's are  700 to 800mAH. C's are a
WK> whopping 3.5 to 4.5AH. And D's are 8 to 9AH. 

Wow.

My brother,  who is into messing around with electric-powered model
airplanes, is using those.  Picked up a box of them somewhere,  built
himself a charger,  etc.  He seems to think pretty highly of them.

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